"New York State of Mind" by Nas, featuring Nas, Steve Stoute, Ben Horowitz, Salamishah Tillet, and a chorus of hip hop heads. Poetry in America gathers distinguished interpreters from all walks of life to explore and debate 12 unforgettable American poems. Athletes and poets, politicians and musicians, architects,...

"New York State of Mind" by Nas, featuring Nas, Steve Stoute, Ben Horowitz, Salamishah Tillet, and a chorus of hip hop heads. Poetry in America gathers distinguished interpreters from all walks of life to explore and debate 12 unforgettable American poems. Athletes and poets, politicians and musicians, architects, scientists, actors, entrepreneurs, and citizens of all ages join host and Harvard professor Elisa New to experience and share the powe..."New York State of Mind" by Nas, featuring Nas, Steve Stoute, Ben Horowitz, Salamishah Tillet, and a chorus of hip hop heads. Poetry in America gathers distinguished interpreters from all walks of life to explore and debate 12 unforgettable American poems. Athletes and poets, politicians and musicians, architects, scientists, actors, entrepreneurs, and citizens of all ages join host and Harvard professor Elisa New to experience and share the power of poetry in this visually dazzling and archivally rich series.
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The craft. The history. The power. All these elements of the hip-hop movement are discussed with director Ice-T and the legends he interviews — Afrika Bambaataa, Eminem, Nas, Mos Def, Kanye West, Chuck D, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, Run-DMC, and Ice Cube — in this compelling and gritty feature-length documentary. An...

The craft. The history. The power. All these elements of the hip-hop movement are discussed with director Ice-T and the legends he interviews — Afrika Bambaataa, Eminem, Nas, Mos Def, Kanye West, Chuck D, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, Run-DMC, and Ice Cube — in this compelling and gritty feature-length documentary. An Official Selection of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap explores and pays tribute to this origina...The craft. The history. The power. All these elements of the hip-hop movement are discussed with director Ice-T and the legends he interviews — Afrika Bambaataa, Eminem, Nas, Mos Def, Kanye West, Chuck D, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, Run-DMC, and Ice Cube — in this compelling and gritty feature-length documentary. An Official Selection of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap explores and pays tribute to this original American art form.
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